Ten tips for living well as a caregiver
If you are a caregiver, you may help your loved one with a variety of tasks, including helping with grocery shopping and cleaning, managing prescriptions and medical appointments, assisting with mobility and transportation, running errands, performing activities of daily living (such as personal hygiene and eating), and providing emotional support. Here are 10 tips for living well as a caregiver.
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Heart Institute scientist develops how-to guide to improve scientific literacy
"How to Read a Scientific Paper in Biomedical Sciences" is an essential tool for anyone involved or interested in communicating science
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Sharing is Caring: Heart Institute research event brings cardiac rehabilitation insights to life
The Heart Institute will hold its second annual Sharing is Caring cardiac rehabilitation research event on Thursday, February 27. Patients, families, caregivers, and community members are invited to take part.
Ten tips for discussing your heart condition with your child
It can be difficult to talk to a child about a heart event or diagnosis, treatments, the prognosis, and the possible changes that may occur in your family as a result. If you are in this situation, here are 10 tips for discussing your heart condition with your child.
Action is needed now to improve cardiovascular health care and outcomes for Canadian women
The Canadian Women's Heart Health Alliance is calling for action to address the critical gap in heart health programs designed specifically for women
Top 10 tips to quit smoking
It’s never too late to quit smoking, and quitting is one of the best things you can do for your health. Here are 10 tips to make quitting smoking easier
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Research is needed to better understand how anxiety affects heart patients
What we know about anxiety and heart disease is merely “the tip of the iceberg,” scientists say
Canada’s largest annual cardiovascular event underway in Vancouver
Catch highlights from the congress floor and more!
Dr. Peter Liu looks back on a decade at helm of Heart Institute’s research enterprise
Dr. Peter Liu is chiefly responsible for uniting the Heart Institute’s research division on the hallmarks of teamwork and team spirit
Heart Institute marks 40 years of life-saving transplants
It’s a remarkable feat of science and innovation, a team effort through and through – and the Heart Institute has excelled at it for decades